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So, I picked up my newly repaired TT wheel today.

Long story short, it took a little longer than I thought it would as my original Amish wheel guy had a death in the family and then he ended up selling the wheel company to another Amish guy. Once I got the call from the new Amish guy, I went over to pick it up and I couldn't have been happier....

Big thanks to Chaffins Garage for all the precision parts it took to completely rebuild a large drum Ruckstell. Simply love it. Quite, smooth, and handy.

Had many Ts, this is my first Ruckstell. Made my T into a completely different animal.

Need someone to possibly check out a vehicle in or near Great Falls. Looks good on the photo buy a pair of eyes is worth more than a photo

Just purchased a new 12 tooth pinion gear. The taper bore is .021 larger on the small ID causing a very loose wobbly fit on the original drive shaft taper. The ID of the large end of the bore is the is the same as the originals. The two originals I compared it to have full contact on the taper. The thickness along the bore is .970 on the new and...

Following the recent post about the bronze torque tube ball joint housing, I have two universal joints with bronze castings. It was suggested these may be model N?

As to sizes, they are slightly longer than a standard T, but not much in it. The diameter of the castings is larger than the T and the flange on drive shaft end is also larger than a...

on the forth main in the hub there is a hole.i just finished replacing the hogs head and bands with detachable ears, i would guess it should be up to catch the oil,but not knowing , i better ask. did not notice this on the take apart. quite some job out of the car, must be a sun of a gun in the car. hands the size of hams, no feeling in the right...

Hi all,
I'm about to start installing my new panels on the 26 Touring to replace an old resto warped black cardboard with these new vinyl-covered ones. They came with spiral tacks to install. Question is do you recommend pre-drilling the panels or just line up and tap them in? Any tips on installing these?

Luckily, I have most of the old original...

Hi, on the hay wagon to speedster project the hay wagon came with what looked like a hodge podge for its front leaf springs including extra leaves. I had a set of early tapered leaf springs from my previous Touring project. So I took them all apart, sandblasted them all. Now I am trying to get a single useful set out of the two. I am putting them...

Enjoy your day today and have fun riding in your car.

Show us some videos.

Anyone have experience refinishing or sealing the Fordite steering wheel rims, used in 1926/27?
I understand Fordite was molded of wood chips, probably some soy materials, some rubber, and some other fillers. I also understand they give you black hands if they are not sealed, due to the material rubbing off.
Anyone had success with refinishing...

Well, I did what I threatened to do. Pulled three of the four tubes from my '14 and set them aside as my new spares. I took a pair of NOS Lester
30 x 3s, removed the rubber stems, smoothed the hole, and poured in the beads. Installed the original 777s and remounted them. The fourth tube already had an original stem installed so I just removed and...

I was floored by the photo just posted by Dan Treace. It is from the Grand Central Auto Show, NYC, Jan. 6, 1909 and the line-up of new Fords. It clearly shows three of my favorite body styles: Town Car ($1,000), Runabout ($825) and Laundaulet ($950). My favorite is the Laundaulet.

I have reposted Dan's photo as I almost never see a photo of a...

Hi,

Looking for a used / new true fire ignition or information on where I can get mine repaired. It seems hard to find any of this information, or if I need to remove it is there a similar system available ?

Thank you
John

Hi guys, I was changing the oil on my 1923 touring and I decided to fix a terrible lower oil petcock leak with a little thread tape. I began to run the petcock back into the oil pan and it began to tighten up just the way it should, but then it turned again. I DID NOT use any tool or pry bar to tighten it. The hole is stripped but I cannot unscrew...

I’m rebuilding the coil box and had a question about the ignition switch. This KW switch I haven’t been able to find a lot on... was this an accessory item?

Thank you,
Darin

Hi All

I've been collecting info on the Canadian T features for the 1913-16 period. Part to help with the restoration of my '15 T RHD roadster and also to try and figure out what is and isn't appropriate for these cars.

The MTFCI judging guidelines note that the Canadian T brass rads for this period are supposed to have Made in Canada on the...

Flipped her over on the engine stand to get ready to install the crankcase and noticed that tube that runs next to the camshaft.

What the heck is that?

Checked the rod bearings and shims because I noticed an increase in engine noise during coasting. Good thing I did. All rod bearings loose back/forth play with all shims removed and excessive Left/Right play (crank out of round?) Rod cap for number 2 was missing a chunk of Babbit. That's a show stopper.

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Now the dominoes...

My grandson, Ethan, driving, his fiance, Jessica standing, and granddauthter Hannah, riding. I tried to upload a video, but it didn't work . I didn't have to tell anyone to smile because they couldn't stop.

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Duh.... Well today I changed light bulbs. Put them in turned the power on and check to see if they light and I see smoke coming up. So lights got shut off very quick. Turns out the center terminal insert that goes in the spring for the tail light is missing and the spring was grounding out. Are there there replacement terminals available or do we...

I asked this question several years ago and got several suggestions, but I didn't follow through and buy the tool at the time. Something about a tool used in cutting holes in radio cabinets, or something like that. I found them for sale on EBAY, but didn't save the information. What am I looking for?

Vaporizer fuel bowel vent (M) started leaking gas sitting not run in a couple of days in garage with fuel shut off. Does this indicate a float or needle valve issue?

I am inclined to remove the fuel bowl and clean the needle and seat. Am I on the right track?

I have a 1923 Pick UP that started life as a Touring Car. The back seat was cut off and a bed was put on. I want to maintain the Pick Up configuration and put a top on. There aren’t any places to attach top irons on the seat. Do I need to fabricate something? Can I use a standard Roadster top? I would appreciate any suggestions.

Getting to take down the ‘25 rear axle. The u/joint rocked with a suspicious click. So drove out what should be a long rivet :shock:

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Perhaps more worked needed, knew the axle shafts were worn at tapered end and with poor threads, so have to replace those at a minimum.

Happy 25th Anniversary to the beautiful Mrs. Townsend.
Yes, we still have the car. They are both keepers!
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I recently picked up 4 NOS AC 26 spark plugs to use as spares. They were factory set at 0.025 gap. For those who have used AC 26 plugs in their T's, what spark plug gap did you use?

Thanks,

Neal

In the past, when confronted with a vaporizer on a Model T, I would recommend changing it an earlier carburetor. After looking at the ones I have seen, the exhaust manifold was either broken or badly warped and the entire unit was running badly. Recently, I came across a vaporizer that looked to be in rather good shape, but would not run a more...

E-Timer Turns 10 This Year!

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Hard to believe those installed 10 years ago still run with the same precision today as the day installed

The ECCT Turns 5 This Year

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Introduced many to the art of coil adjustment with ease and precision previously attained by few...

Took my gasline out while ago and cant remember if the new one goes over or under the hump cross frame? Does it even matter?
Ron

I have been very pleased with Firestones for the last 5-6 years but am contemplating a purchase of Riversides due to $$ constraints right now.

I know they're all made in the same place , and don't need that reinforced.

Simply looking for actual use an wear reports. Thank you.

What is the history of the design of the 1926-‘27 Fordor? While the Tudor, Coupe and touring were totally redesigned in the improved all steel body style, the Fordor, except for the fenders and a few other improved features, such as the engine mounted coil box, the body, with its’ wood frame, 2 piece windshield and under the seat oval tank, is...

The upholstery has been ordered and the new set of springs is here.
Watching the videos and there seems to be tool that is needed for the seats.
The new springs really have a good wide channel for the new upholstery.
They guy mentions a tool that is required and not to use just any pliers will work.
Does someone have a picture of what this...

I am thinking of adapting Model A hubs to my model T spindles and understand that there are multiple ways to achieve this and curious what others have done. I had a great conversation with Tom Carnegie today in regards to what he has done in the past and curious if others can share what they have done.

Thanks

Guys: I am looking to make some special bushings for piston pins also know as wrist pins. What kind of bronze is best to use? What I found on an other forum talked about a CA954 or C95400. They are same thing. Any input would be nice. How does it machine would be helpful too.
No these can not be store brought bushings. Thanks Dan

I have been trying to find model T owners in Hungary for the past several years to make contact with but keep coming up with dead ends. I have written many emails, private messages and letters to model T people in Europe without any replies. I even reached out to Susan Yeager in the mtfca museum who has given me several numbers but I receive no...

On Monday my grandson came up and we spent the morning working in the yard and the afternoon playing with the 1909 touring. He had been up previously to help with the installation of seat backs, so he is familiar with the vehicle. It started as usual with a flood of the five ball, three cranks and the one sharp pull with the ignition on and away...

Someone posted a thread in (I thought) the General Discussion area asking about using roadster upholstery and top parts for his 1923 cut-off touring project. I posted three replies (total of 15 pictures) showing how I did that very thing on my 1924 cut-off touring. Now the whole thread is gone, did it get moved, or deleted for some reason? Very...

I have a fronty head on my model t with a distributor on it. 12 volt system, I can install a new set of points in it and it will start and run ok. But when I try to restart I find the points are burnt what is wrong with this is there a set of points that are to be used only on 12 volts
Thanks for your help, Ron

Lets start with going to get that frame.
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We are excited to re-open the Model T Museum on Tuesday, July 7! We can't wait to show off the new Show Room, Sales Office, and Parts Department. There are new tour 'enhancers' that will make your visit here educational and enjoyable.

We suggest you call ahead to make a reservation since the number of visitors allowed...

Wondering who is using one?, I am also looking for the dimensions for the bead breaker handle spring, was broke when It was given to me 57 years ago. Thanks George

Who has used this on a chassis, what prep did you do, did you use a brush, did it leave brush marks and did you like the results?

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Guys, My 1917 Maxwell was sold new without a body because the original owner wanted to build a body to suit his needs. It came to me with 1929 PA plates and I always assumed it had an Amish built body. It should have had a factory under cowl mounted gas tank but appeared to have been ordered without a tank and instead came to me with what I assume...

Been shopping for some new tires. Went to several Model T suppliers. Basically, all of the prices are the same. However, Universal tire has free shipping now until July 5. That's about a $20 per tire savings if you have them shipped.

I have a 1927 Model T Coupe. I need to replace the passenger door luck, but I can't figure out how to remove the old lock. Any help will be appreciated.

I'm still waiting for the Amish Wheel guy to get my wheel finished. It's taken longer than expected.

I got the bed put on and I'm going to round up some stake pockets and make a stake bed.

I got the floor boards put in. I'm going have to change the angle of the front floor board to get a little more pedal extension.

I'm getting better at...

My 1911 Touring came with a new JV Auto Interiors top kit. The kit has enough webbing to have two pieces from the front bow to the rear bow. I have seen pictures of 1911's with the webbing in an X pattern between each bow with one piece of webbing going straight thru the X in the center. Which is correct and with the X pattern is the piece in the...

Kind of a stretch to ask here, but I know that there is an amazing breadth of industrial experience lurking out there in Forum-land. So, does anyone know what the bent wire that is, or likely is, that is staked into the threaded plug on X plugs? I have my suspicions, but no longer have acces to a SEM or other analytic equipment, so need some...

I have a Model T that came with a new 8v battery. The cutout just died and I happen to have a spare 12v cutout. I've been reading past forum posts, but only seem to confuse myself (easy to do). I know options 3 and 4 are the ideal solutions, but can I get away with option 1 or 2 for now?

1) install my spare 12v cutout for my 8v battery
2) buy a...

Be careful with the crank. Three weeks ago starting the freshly restored 11 torpedo which is very tight to crank I decided to after cranking for a bit to stop and pull the choke and give it a good priming. Someone talked to me for a bit and I want back to turning the crank with the choke on. Was waiting for it to shoot gas out the carb and it...

Pros and cons please, for wire wheels:
Paint or powdercoat?

Thanks,
Keith

Another Shorpy photo. Good use for a Model T.
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Would someone post the height and width of either a Rands or Metzger Windshield on a 1909-10 Touring as well as each of the two parts of the windshield? Also, the height of the riser board above the firewall. Thanks alot

I'm sure this has already been covered, but I searched and can't find it. I'm changing the grease in the rear of my TT and I'm assuming its the same 600W stuff as used in the car. Does anybody have a guess on how much? Is it more than the car rear end? If I order 2 quarts from Langs, will that be enough?

Second related question. I've got a...

Is there any way to reasonably clean the break shoe and lining?

What would you use to clean the inside of the drum?

Thanks

Ben

Has anyone outside the asylum ever tried and succeeded with the air-gun method in this video?

I tried it but got absolutely nowhere. The beads move down the tube about half an inch before they pack together at the valve stem and stay there despite taking a wrench and tapping my fool head off on the stem while keeping the pressure on. And when...

So we are back in business with Shirley my Touring after Ross Lilleker did a motor refresh. My dog Balto and son sat still long enough to get a picture with the Newsboy hat on.

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I went to look something up in Cimorelli's Model T Digital Library and could not get a good link. I could get parts, but could not get the information to come up when clicking on a subject.
Has anyone else tried lately? Maybe something expired? Would be a great loss, lots of work to digitize all those manuals etc. Does anyone know him, maybe let...

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I want to have some runningboard boxes made and cover them with black covers that snap on. I think the original ones were covered in Fabrokoid. This is that black faux leather stuff that you have all probably seen on trunks etc that is usually shrunken and cracked.

I suppose the closest modern material would just be long grain top material?

When Ford shared dealerships with other brands. Over 100 Ford owners in the area. Art

SCOTT ,YOUR PICTURES OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO BE DONE CONFUSE ME, MY OLD EYES CANT MAKE OUT TH AMOUNT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE PEDAL SHAFT, AND DO I NEED TO FIND THE ADJUSTING BOLT WITH HOLLOW END AS WELL? CAN I MODIFY IT? SORRY TO BE SO THICK. WHAT IS SO DIFFERENT IN THE BAND ENDS THAT REQUIRE THIS MODIFACATION ,

when changing bands from the non detachable link to the detachable type, seems i heard or read you need to trim the low--high-- shaft by so much, i have the hogs head off and getting ready to install the bands, just to be safe something told me to ask. before i get in trouble, this is on a 1925 engine . thank you for your help. Richard. who said...

So I dove into an engine/transmission I recently brought home. I found cylinders 1, 3, and 4 have no Babbitt left at the rod caps, resulting in a lot of play. The inside if the block is glistening with silver flakes.... The caps are all cotter pinned, so i dont think someone slapped an engine together with unserviceable parts.
The mains are tight...

I feel stupid...

I am not posting this saying not to put the main line fuse in, just some other ideas that might help. As has been said before by others and me, running on magneto and blowing the fuse, the car keeps running.

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Fuse between generator and battery
If a complete open circuit should exist between...

I was attempting to install the universal joint on the drive shaft. The pins I have are 1 11/32 and the universal joint is 1 3/8 , so they are too short to peen them. Is my universal joint too wide or are the pins too short? What length should they be?

I put a new fan blade on and the flange crumbled in my hand.. what remained seamed strong. My question is do u think this will last a while yet ?

Somehow my password got messed up. I was emailed a new one to get in and the message said I could go to my profile to change it to what I wanted,,,,,,, I can't figure out where on my profile I can do it?

Here is a couple pictures of a distributor that a friend needs help with. Needs information and a gear or what gear will work with it.
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Thanks for any help. Dan

Hello,

I’ve reached out to sources like Fun Projects and Lang’s reference a 6v VR for negative ground and they’ve told me they’re back ordered... have been for a long time. I could order a cut out but has anyone used, or could one use, another manufacturer’s VR instead until a fun projects one comes in?

Would it be worth using another VR, which...

I see a lot of new and mostly used model T parts for sale, but, where do you get the prices?
I look on the forum and don’t even get me t bay prices, can never figure out what some of these people are thinking. You may have a part with a price and right after that someone posts the same part for either twice or three times or half the price, huh?...

This is a low firewall, steel cowl runabout with a separate hood clasp. This was a carry-over from wood firewalls, where the hood rod clasp was NOT permanently attached to the steel firewall.

1. I am seeking to find what HEAD was on the screws (2) used to secure the the clasp. I have the crusty remains of a clasp and a screw but the screw is too...

Just want to give praise where it is due. Seems all you see on here is complains above stuff. So here goes.
Today I was getting some axle housings ready to vat. Had to remove the sleeves. We all know how much fun that is. I started out using the old piece of pipe puller we all use. After I threw it across the shop. I remembered I got one of Scott...

My 1927 Roadster has matching engine and frame serial numbers of 13999657. Where can I find information such as production date and dealership sold to? I would like to confirm information I have been told about this Model T.

Thanks for your help.

Today I did what I wanted to do for a very long time- I installed a 12 volt fuel shutoff valve. I connected everything up and decided to connect the power to the bottom of the 1926 coil box. It works, but I realized that that now I am switching between the Battery/Magneto. My concern is that the magneto could burn out the solenoid at higher RPM or...

After a recent tour I now have very little power from the magneto. The car overheated after the fan belt came off. The car ran great on battery and magneto prior to this. Now several days later it runs great on battery but dies on mag. I have checked the wiring, coil box etc. Tried a magneto test with a bulb and only got about 3 volts at idle....

I'd like to contact the vendor who was selling used and rebuilt steering columns at Luray last year: is he on this forum?

Thanks,

R/ Roger.

Anyone out there have experience adjusting the headlights on a 24 T Coupe? Looks like the bar that holds the light through the fender and attached to the frame. Is there a tool or something that can adjust one light up and back about 1 inch. Thanks for any ideas.

Here is a NOS Hyatt drive shaft sleeve with the original parts tag . Was looking in my drive shaft parts drawer and found it. I think I got it at the Ford dealer in north Tn I cleaned out that closed in 29. Anyway, though you guys would like to see it. Dan
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I was putting the shiny stuff back on my early 14 and came across this

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All 4 pins on both cowl lamps are the same.
They are FORD victor Model 2 lamps

Now what??

I got the hogshead and crankcase off today and began inspecting the transmission.

The low and reverse drums have some slop, but how much is too much?

Video here:

And what does that condition indicate? Might it have something to do with the brass rivets I found floating around the crankcase? I also found a small washer with a string tied to it...

My grandson will inherit my Dad's '26 TT, which Dad bought in 1942. We've been giving it loving attention periodically as we've been able, but my grandson's willingness bumps up against my physical condition and doesn't offset my surgeries.....
We've had the coils gone through, new wiring harness, battery, put in a rebuilt starter, etc. Even had...

I'm having trouble finding the cause of fuel dripping out of a Stromberg OF carb. I've rebuilt maybe 30 of these carbs and this particular one now runs absolutely perfectly all through the load and RPM ranges and might be the best running OF I've ever had except that it drips fuel at the bottom of the throttle shaft but only after shut-down. I am...

Does anyone have a tool box, probably plastic, that smells like nasty old cheese when you open it up. I have experienced this with a couple smaller tool boxes. What's the deal??

Does anyone have experience pro or con with the new production 12 volt geared starter that some vendors carry?

Something I've observed with my 24 Touring now that I've been driving it for 6 months...

When I pull the choke out and press the starter button (with the ignition off) and let the engine roll over only two or three times...if I then switch on the ignition and move the the spark lever until it catches a coil, it'll try to fire on its own and...